I really don't know how Apple operates these days but they don't perform well. I mean, the software quality is not great and they can't bring in time all features they advertise months before the release. Both Monterey and iOS 15 are the most lackluster releases Apple ever made and they still can't finish them in time.
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New 16-Inch MacBook Pro is Thicker and Heavier Than Previous Generation
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Thanks for that response. I hadn't considered a school lab or workplace with possible machine theft. Good point. From any other angle, though, I think external PSUs are best. At the school labs where I used to work, we still had printers/scanners, monitors and whatnot with external PSU bricks. Maybe Apple stuff is just more of a theft attractor...
you think it's funny, but i squinted to find it there. i mean — why the hell not — it's thick enough.
TVs will get it first, probably in 2 years I'd say. But how long it'll be before it's out into a 13" to 16" screen who knows. OLED gives pretty good blacks though.
Apple adds a SD card reader and yet the only SD cards I have are micro. So I still need a dongle 🤣. But hey, let’s go back to 2008 for 25% of users who ”think” it was the best because it was their first Apple computer. Time to wake up. Those days are in the past.
A true Pro machine. If you want a super thin and light computer get the Air.
It is, it's just f*** hideous. Apart from that, and the small complaint about using old tech HDMI 2.0 rather than modern 2.1 (it would be like them putting in Thunderbolt 3 instead of 4), it is a brilliant machine, and pretty much all we could realistically hope for. Unrealistically, I'd really really like user upgradeable SSD and RAM, and a single USB-A port would be nice, but I know those were never going to happen.
Personally, I'll be waiting to see if any major issues to show up and how Apple deals with them, and to see how different RAM/CPU/GPU configurations actually work in the real world (I mean, all the first reviewers were gushing that 8GP was enough for the M1, but once the real reviews came out, then that got shown to be not actually true). I presume 16GB is enough for all my use cases, but I have this unhappy feeling 32 is what I might actually want at some point, especially once VM's are ironed out fully. I guess I can just sell and upgrade down the track if I need it. For now, it would also be very nice if we could get a 16" MBP with only an M1 in it, as many of us certainly don't need a super computer, but yeah, not Apple's style. I'd be very curious to know the numbers of 14" and 16" sales with the various CPU/GPU options.
Correct me if I’m wrong, but wouldn’t an additional TB4 port be more versatile than a dedicated HDMI port?
Wouldn’t something a USB-C to HDMI cable (no dongle) easily solve the issue for those who do need HDMI? Or what am I missing here?
What’s the advantage of the HDMI port? I’m genuinely curious. Thanks.
I mean, I haven’t used/needed anything other than USB-C in years. I’d prefer to not have them. I don’t think I’ve ever needed and SD card slot. Just me. I’d rather have a dongle for the rare time I did need them.Nobody has every reviewed/used a machine and said, this would be great... if it weren't for those extra ports.
Sure but its lighter than the IntelMac and external battery; not to mention the cooling deck you need to make it run at even 1/4 of the M1X's performance.
You can't go in and swap the cable on a device in your office's conference room; especially if other people are presenting.
You are correct an extra TB4 port would be more versatile. But as someone who does a lot of presentations in various conference rooms it’s very nice to have a dedicated HDMI port. Something I really learned the hard way two months ago when my HDMI dongle stopped working.
They operate on the goodwill they earned in past. It takes a long time to burn off a reputation and a rabid/fanatic base. They haven't demonstrated good UI design knowledge since prior to 2013, but they still have a reputation for great UI design. People get used to thinking a thing about a person or company, and forget to update their notions. A well-earned reputation can stick around even well past the time when it is no longer worthy. This new MacBook Pro gives me a slight bit of optimism, though. Time will tell.
People complaining about the notch are ridiculous. There isn’t a notch when apps are in full screen mode, so nothing blocks anything.
I was expecting much worse, really. Apple have set the bar so low for cost-effectiveness expectations at this point that I'm not utterly disgusted at the pricing.
Those cards have adapter cards available that will do the trick, without a dongle.
Because they have not had one for a while. There is an external superdrive if you need one. When was the last time you loaded software from an optical drive? It is just extra weight that is unneeded in a lap top these days, particularly if you are trying make it thin.
Well luckily you can still charge regular speed on USB-C, fast-charge at a much faster rate via MagSafe, and even use the brick for your USB-C cables.
We have big dogs and I work at a table in the dining room where the dogs are regularly walking past me unplugging my 2014's MagSafe. For some reason the bull terrier who stays with use a lot unplugs my MBP even more frequently than our Weims do.
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Well I'll be damned. This looks like it's built for Pros needing to do work. I'm delighted as it's everything I'd hoped for. Was so sick and tired of thin thermally throttling nonsense that sounded like a hairdryer when asked to do anything resembling hard work. Can finally put my 2015 on to netflix duties.
Just happy to have a 2x faster than the trashcan. Still waiting for macminipro - the same logic board in macmini 64gb/4TB would do me fine. Dec delivery though.